Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Piper PA42720

Difficulty date
June 16, 2004
Submitted
December 3, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA42720
Aircraft time
7,934 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A61
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
5064200
Condition
Shorted
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE RT ENGINE FIRE WARNING ANNUNCIATOR ACTIVATED. THE PILOT DEPLOYED THE ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE, SECURED THE ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE LANDING CONTINUED UNEVENTFUL. MX INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND EACH PROBE (3) WAS INDIVIDUALLY TESTED WITH THE MEGGER. TWO OF THE THREE WERE OK BUT ONE SHOWED A FAULT. FIRST ON THE LOW 0-200 OHMS RANGE AND IT SHOWED A RESISTANCE OF ABOUT 1 MEG OHM AND IT SHOULD BE INFINITE OR OPEN. THEN I CHECKED IT AT THE 250 V SETTING AND THE RESISTANCE DROPPED TO BASICALLY NOTHING INDICATING SHORTED OR CORRODED CONTACTS. THE FAULTY PROBE WAS REPLACED NEW AND CIRCUIT TESTS C/O SATISFACTORY. A

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